Ah! Sigma 105mm macro

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Ah! Sigma 105mm macro

Postby sirhc55 on Wed Mar 02, 2005 11:22 pm

Another pic taken with this fabulous lens. The flower on the right hand side is so in focus that you can see the individual hairs on the pod thingy.

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Postby Onyx on Thu Mar 03, 2005 2:09 am

...and the transparency carried thru to the bokeh just put me off this lens. ;)
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Postby fozzie on Thu Mar 03, 2005 6:30 am

Chris,

Another 'great shot' with your Sigma glass.

The colour of the flower (purple/lavendar) on your pod thingy, is one of my favourite colours as well as red/burgundy of roses.

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Postby Greg B on Thu Mar 03, 2005 8:54 am

What are you talking about Onyx? I don't follow....
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Postby birddog114 on Thu Mar 03, 2005 9:02 am

Greg B wrote:What are you talking about Onyx? I don't follow....


:lol: :lol: perhaps, he means the Coke glass is no good to him :lol:
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Postby kipper on Thu Mar 03, 2005 9:03 am

GregB, I think he's saying he doesn't like the bokeh on this lens.

Sirhc, I think this shot could of been better if you'd got an assistant or used something to tie down the out of focus branch in the foreground. It's kind of distracting. Then you could of centered the flower a bit more.
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Postby Greg B on Thu Mar 03, 2005 9:23 am

I agree kipper, but Onyx is obsessed with bokeh :) (no offence Onyx)

I just don't understand the transparency reference.....
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Postby xerubus on Thu Mar 03, 2005 9:26 am

nice shot chris... you certainly like this glass...

i'm with onyx... .the octagons are distracting for me... would like to see them nice and round...

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Postby sirhc55 on Thu Mar 03, 2005 11:13 am

If I have to say anything bad about Sigma it would be the number of blades - 8, if I remember correctly. IMO a better bokeh is produced with an odd number of blades.

Yes, kipper I agree with your observation. I have been thinking of buying a Plamp for this purpose.
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Postby Greg B on Thu Mar 03, 2005 11:23 am

Chris, I like the eight sided bokeh, it is barely perceptible anyway, but to the degree that it is, I like it.

xerebus, you are very easily distracted. :lol:
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Postby gstark on Thu Mar 03, 2005 11:24 am

Chris,

sirhc55 wrote:Yes, kipper I agree with your observation. I have been thinking of buying a Plamp for this purpose.


What's wrong with a roll of gaffa?
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Postby sirhc55 on Thu Mar 03, 2005 11:27 am

gstark wrote:Chris,

sirhc55 wrote:Yes, kipper I agree with your observation. I have been thinking of buying a Plamp for this purpose.


What's wrong with a roll of gaffa?


Gaffa it will be - just don’t want to hurt the plants :roll:
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Postby xerubus on Thu Mar 03, 2005 12:23 pm

Greg B wrote:xerebus, you are very easily distracted. :lol:


you are spot on there... :D
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Postby kipper on Thu Mar 03, 2005 12:43 pm

It's funny, I never really get peeved off with the way blades produce heptagons or circular bokeh. Sometimes I think circular does look nice, othertimes I like the squarish edges. For instance, I know Onyx will disagree, but candlelight shots I think look nicer with the straight edge bokeh.
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Postby boxerboy on Thu Mar 03, 2005 1:35 pm

bokeh schmokeh.

Chris, I like it. And I can't wait to get my hands on the Sigma I've just ordered from Birdy.

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Postby pippin88 on Thu Mar 03, 2005 1:45 pm

Argh, I want this lense a lot. But not enough money :(
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Postby huynhie on Thu Mar 03, 2005 1:51 pm

pippin88 wrote:Argh, I want this lense a lot. But not enough money :(


pippin,

it only AUD520 at Birddogs special price, if you break it down over 10 month then AUD52 a month is all you need :wink:
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Postby boxerboy on Thu Mar 03, 2005 1:54 pm

Or $1.43 per day
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Postby huynhie on Thu Mar 03, 2005 1:56 pm

boxerboy wrote:Or $1.43 per day


That's a great way of looking at it! Less then the cost of a can of Coke a day :wink:
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Postby Onyx on Thu Mar 03, 2005 2:25 pm

Greg, as has been answered - it's the bokeh freak in me. The transparency of the optics in this glass, projecting the aperture blades onto the focal plane and into the image highlights.
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Postby Greg B on Thu Mar 03, 2005 3:04 pm

boxerboy wrote:bokeh schmokeh.

Chris, I like it. And I can't wait to get my hands on the Sigma I've just ordered from Birdy.

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Yo Peter!!!! :D
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Postby boxerboy on Thu Mar 03, 2005 4:03 pm

pippin88 wrote:Argh, I want this lense a lot.


Hey Greg, did you see that?
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Postby Greg B on Thu Mar 03, 2005 4:13 pm

boxerboy wrote:
pippin88 wrote:Argh, I want this lense a lot.


Hey Greg, did you see that?


Peter, thanks for the heads up.

pippin, go and stand in the corner and write 100 times...
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Postby boxerboy on Thu Mar 03, 2005 4:18 pm

Sorry pippin, I feel like a snitch now :cry:
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Postby Greg B on Thu Mar 03, 2005 4:22 pm

It is all for the best Peter, pippin will thank you. :wink:
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Postby pippin88 on Thu Mar 03, 2005 5:14 pm

You've all just made it worse :(
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